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There is a ‘world famous’ hot dog place in Oregon. It is not a big city like Portland or Eugene, but Lang Roy, a small town on the southern coast that is marked on the map. It goes even further down in North Bend.

Rather than being a specialty restaurant, it is sold along with other delis at ‘Lang Roy’s Market’, the only grocery store in the area. Nevertheless, in this town with about 175 residents, hundreds of hot dogs are sold every day.

During the summer, up to 8 boxes are sold out, with each box containing enough for each resident. The owner told OregonLive.com that there are customers from out of town who travel hundreds of miles to eat these hot dogs.

The history of Lang Roy’s hot dogs began in 1981. At the time, this market was supplying lunch sandwiches to about 30 workers at a nearby sawmill, but the supply line was suddenly cut off. The owner decided to sell hot dogs instead. The mother-in-law who came up with the idea assured that hot dogs with her secret mustard taste better than sandwiches.

She was right.

The hot dogs became a best-seller at Lang Royce Market and continued to sell well after the mill closed in the 1990s. Jake Pestana, the current owner who inherited the car, said he probably sold 1.5 million units over the past 40 years. He is also taking orders for ‘World Luxury’ hot dogs online.

However, the promotional phrase ‘world famous’ was not given because of Lang Roy’s hot dogs.

When residents asked the state Department of Transportation to limit vehicle speeds on Route 101, which runs through the neighbourhood, in 2014, the Department of Transportation refused, saying the “road culture” was not in place to require vehicle speed restrictions. In protest, residents took it upon themselves to install signs along Route 101 that read, “Welcome to world-famous Langroyd.”

After that, the number of travellers stopping by the neighbourhood increased, and hot dogs also became famous.

Hot dogs have been priced at 99 cents for a long time but are now selling for $3.75. Jake Pestana plans to build an annex next year and open a hot dog restaurant. Pestana said that installing a large wooden hot dog sculpture in the restaurant building would create a wonderful “road culture.”

Ahead of the US presidential election on November 5 next year, three debates between presidential candidates will be held in September and October of the same year.

The Committee on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-profit private organization, announced the schedule for this debate on the 20th.

Next year’s presidential candidate debates will be held at

▲ Texas State University, Texas (September 16)

▲ Virginia State University, Virginia (October 1)

▲ University of Utah, Utah (October 9), and the vice-presidential candidate debate will also be held in September. It takes place once on the 25th.

All discussions will be ad-free for 90 minutes starting at 9 PM ET, with details to be announced at a later date. Since its establishment in 1987, CPD has hosted a debate every presidential election. However, the Republican National Committee (RNC) declared that it would not participate in the 2022 debate due to CPD’s bias.

Previously, former President Donald Trump did not participate in the 2020 presidential election when CPD held the second debate virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, former President Trump, who is expected to face a rematch with President Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election, said in a broadcast interview in June that he hopes to debate President Biden. In fact, the campaign of President Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, has not yet announced whether President Biden will participate in the debate.

Accordingly, the American media stated that it remains to be seen whether the actual debate will proceed normally in this presidential election. Furthermore, there is a possibility that independent candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. may participate in this debate.

In order to participate in a debate hosted by CPD, you must secure an average of 15% or more support nationwide in pre-debate opinion polls, and currently, candidate Kennedy is recording an average of 14.7% support. If candidate Kennedy participates, the debate will be held in a three-party manner, with independents as well as Democrats and Republicans.

If former President Donald Trump returns to power, it is known that he will implement stronger anti-immigration policies than during his first term.

The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 11th that former President Trump is preparing a strict immigration policy that will strengthen restrictions on legal immigration as well as illegal immigration.

Since taking office in 2017, former President Trump has implemented policies such as building a wall to prevent the inflow of immigrants on the southern border with Mexico and strengthening the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

According to the NYT, if he wins next year’s presidential election, former President Trump plans to build large-scale detention centres to deport illegal immigrants across the United States. This is a facility to house illegal immigrants arrested by ICE until they are deported to their home countries.

The NYT predicted that if former President Trump’s plan is implemented, millions of illegal immigrants could be deported.

The explanation is that illegal immigrants who have recently immigrated to the United States, including those who recently crossed through the southern border, will be subject to crackdowns. In addition, former President Trump is known to be planning to significantly narrow the scope for legally entering the United States, including student and work visas.

First, former President Trump plans to strengthen inspections to determine whether foreigners have threatening thoughts or attitudes toward the United States when they apply for a U.S. visa. Former President Trump plans to reinvestigate whether immigrants who were allowed to reside in the United States for humanitarian reasons, such as Afghans who escaped from the Taliban and entered the United States as refugees, actually qualify as refugees.

In addition, former President Trump plans to pursue a policy of not granting American citizenship to children of illegal immigrants, even if they were born in the United States.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s voter approval rating has hit an all-time low.

Dissatisfaction with California’s high cost of living and homelessness emerged as the biggest complaints cited by voters. According to a public opinion poll conducted by UC Berkeley, the voter no confidence rate in California Governor Gavin Newsom’s job performance was 49 percent, a 10 percent increase from the beginning of the year.

Governor Newsom’s approval rating for his job performance is 44 percent, an 11 percent drop from the beginning of the year, hitting an all-time low.

The decline in Governor Newsom’s approval rating comes as Governor Newsom has recently established himself as a representative young Democratic politician who actively supports President Joe Biden on the national stage and is at odds with conservative Republican governors.

This poll was conducted on 6,342 registered voters in California between the 24th and 30th of last month. Governor Newsom’s popularity has declined among voters in all California states, regardless of party affiliation.

Among Democratic voters, Governor Newsom’s job approval rating was 66 percent, down 16 percent from the beginning of the year.

Democratic supporters, the vote of no confidence was 25 percent, double the number of votes from the beginning of the year.

Governor Newsom’s popularity among Democratic voters, regardless of whether they were progressive or centrist, declined similarly.

Among independent voters, Newsom’s approval rating fell from 49 percent to 37 percent. As uncertainty about the economy spread across the country, including California, it appeared to have contributed to the increase in the no-confidence rate in Governor Newsom.

California residents have been shown to be highly dissatisfied with the current state of California, especially due to the recently worsening homeless problem and increasing crime.

According to a recent poll, 55 percent of California adults say their state is headed in the wrong direction.

The economy, inflation, jobs, and homelessness were revealed as the biggest concerns cited by California voters.

Governor Newsom’s term expires in 2026, but with his approval rating already plummeting, he could lose momentum in leading the state.

The shooting occurred at a townhouse complex (Golden Oak Rd) across from the Virginia Centerville Library.

At around 11 pm on the 26th (Thursday), a woman reported to the police that her boyfriend had been shot, and another man was reported lying outside her house with a gunshot wound.

The dispatched police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the kitchen and found another man lying dead with a gunshot wound at the entrance of another townhouse and took them to the hospital. It is reported that they are being treated in hospital with no life-threatening injuries.

While many residents were shocked by the shooting incident that occurred in a quiet residential area, it is believed that the cause of this incident was a parking dispute. While the investigation is still in progress, according to eyewitness testimony, when a car carrying a group of men entered the complex that night and tried to park, a resident came out and told them to move their cars, saying that the parking lot in the complex was designated for residents. The parking dispute seemed to be over as they drove away, but not long after, they reappeared and knocked on the resident’s front door. A fight ensued and one of the groups shot a resident in the abdomen, and the man, who was carrying a firearm, also fired several shots at them as they ran away. It is understood that one of the groups suffered a gunshot wound and collapsed during this process.

Police confirmed the identities of all those involved in the incident, but said there were no other criminal charges, and believe that a conflict over a parking dispute escalated into a shooting. In the end, when the two threatened each other with guns, the other men also took out their guns and started shooting at each other, leading to a tragedy like an action movie from the Wild West that occurred in a quiet residential area.

Los Angeles was selected as the city with the highest number of organized theft crimes in the country.

As a result of the National Retail Federation surveying 177 brands across the country and analyzing organized theft crimes by city, L.A. City was selected as the city with the most victims of organized theft crimes in the country this year.

As a result, Los Angeles has earned the stigma of being the city with the highest number of organized theft crimes in the country for the past five consecutive years.

Following Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area has maintained its second place as the city with the most organized theft crimes for three years.

It was found that Houston, New York, and Seattle were followed by the most organized theft crimes.

According to the National Retail Federation report released on the 26th, the amount of in-store product loss among surveyed retail stores last year due to organized theft was 1.6 percent, an increase from 1.4 percent a year ago. The amount has increased by $18.2 billion.

The National Retail Federation explained that the level of theft and violence targeting retail establishments is reaching unprecedented levels, causing a major blow to the retail industry.
Because the damage caused by organized theft is not limited to famous brands nationwide, all large and small businesses in the United States are suffering damage.

Recently, flash mob-style organized thefts have occurred one after another in areas of Los Angeles, with the Americana Mall in Glendale, Macy’s, and Nordstrom suffering damage. Their crimes were caught on video and released to the public, causing harm to shopping mall employees and customers. Safety issues are also being raised.

In Los Angeles, to respond to the damage caused by gang thieves, a task force has been formed to intensively crack down and investigate organized thefts and efforts are being made to apprehend suspects. However, residents are concerned that greatly strengthened crackdowns and punishments for gang thieves are urgently needed. The voice is high.

Shooting incidents in the United States, which had been somewhat quiet, occurred in several cities over the weekend, again resulting in many casualties.

According to local police on the 15th, a shooting occurred at a store in Denver, Colorado at around 1:35 am on the 14th.

When the police arrived at the scene after receiving the report, one person was already dead, and five people were taken to the hospital, but two of them were pronounced dead.

The other three people were reported to have no life-threatening injuries, and the identities of the victims, including their ages, were not disclosed.

“It appears that a party was taking place at the store and shots were fired from at least two firearms,” police said.

On the same day, around 8 p.m., a shooting occurred during a festival in Dallas, Texas, causing an uproar that forced attendees to evacuate.

On this day, the Texas State Fair, a representative festival in Texas, was being held at the location of the incident.

The shooting occurred near the food court at the festival, and three people were injured. The extent of the injuries is unknown.

Police said, “The shooting occurred as a result of a fight between two people who knew each other well,” and “one suspect has been arrested.”

Organizers decided to reopen the festival on Sunday from 2 p.m.

At around 12:30pm in Fall River, eastern Massachusetts, an 18-year-old male was shot multiple times and taken to the hospital, where he died an hour later.

Also, around 9 p.m., three teenagers were injured in a shooting in Kansas, Missouri and are being treated at a hospital. Police are chasing the suspect.

As housing interest rates continue to reach record highs, signs of change have recently begun to appear in the real estate market. First, due to the impact of high housing interest rates, inquiries from buyers about properties for sale are clearly decreasing. Not only has the number of buyers visiting open houses decreased noticeably, but the market is becoming tight as visitors to most open houses are mainly just exploring the market atmosphere rather than actual buyers.

Recently, Redfin is diagnosing the current real estate market with the term ‘Rock Bottom’, which represents the worst condition. High interest rates are driving buyers out of the market, and homeowners are unable to give up the satisfaction of low interest rates they are already enjoying. As a result, the housing market is in its worst state, with total housing transactions plummeting by more than 35% compared to normal times due to a lack of properties for sale. The Associated Press recently reported that transaction volume has plummeted due to the high interest rates that began to rise in earnest in the second half of last year, affecting approximately 3.4 million jobs.

A cold wind is blowing not only among agents and loan-related workers who have been hit the hardest, but also across all real estate-related industries. Considering that each real estate transaction creates work for about 20 related industries, including escrow, title, loan, termite, and remodeling, the 35% decrease in housing transaction volume is currently dealing a severe blow to the related industry.

Reflecting this trend of decreasing transaction volume, the number of experts predicting a decline in housing prices has been increasing recently. The housing interest rate, which has already exceeded 7%, is adding to the uncertainty in the market as claims are raised everywhere that the base interest rate may not fall for a considerable period. In addition, as we enter the winter season, which is the seasonal off-season, transaction volume is expected to decrease further than now, and this anxiety is expected to reach its peak this winter.

According to a recent report by Altos Research, which provides various real estate-related data, the number of sellers lowering their prices from the initial listing price has increased by 37%. This figure is higher than the usual price cut figure and can be seen as a sign that real estate prices may fall in the future. Redfin also announced in its monthly report last September that sellers had lowered prices for about 6.5% of the total housing inventory to sell it quickly.

Reflecting this market situation, sellers are also realizing that expectations for multiple offers, which were very fun during the pandemic, are gradually disappearing. In addition, sellers who have been responding steadfastly to price cuts are increasing in number as they enter the fall season.

Suppliers of new homes also believe that high interest rates can last for a long time, so rather than raising the sale price, they are moving to reducing the square footage and maintaining the current sale price or setting a lower price. Just like when labor and material costs rose due to inflation during the pandemic, product manufacturers adjusted the price by reducing the number or quantity of products in the package or lowering the quality to account for the increase that was not yet reflected in the price increase.

The problem is that if the high interest rates, which are causing pain to both sellers and buyers, continue for a considerable period, it will clearly lead to a recession not only in the housing market but also in the U.S. economy. If the situation is difficult for a while, we will endure it, but if it continues for a long time, there will be significant changes in the housing market.

Despite this, buyers who are still in the market should not overlook the fact that now may be an opportunity to purchase. What we must not forget is that the housing shortage caused by the subprime crisis is a fundamental problem in the U.S. real estate market that has not been completely resolved and may resurface at any time. If housing interest rates go down, there is a high possibility that the supply shortage will recur, and if that happens, the housing market may rebound again, and buyers may have a difficult time finding properties for sale again due to a shortage of properties. It is becoming clear that the buyer’s time is getting closer and closer.

Voices calling for forest fire prevention on Oahu are growing louder.

The areas to be most cautious are the west coast and valleys of Oahu.

Due to the abundance of wild grass and the dry environment, there is always a risk of forest fires.

However, the East cannot let its guard down either.

Mike Walker, director of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife, warns that Kaiwi Provincial Park at Makapu’u Point, Coco Head and Diamond Head are also at risk of wildfire.

East Oahu has experienced wildfires in recent years in Kaiwi, Kaquilonui and Haha’ione, according to a wildfire map from the nonprofit Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO).

Additionally, fire records can be found in Central Oahu and the North Shore, including Wahiawa, Waipio, and Kunia.

According to the Community Wildfire Defense Plan (CWPP) released by the Hawaii Wildfire Management Office (HWMO) for 2021, fires were reported in Wahiawa, Waialua, Dillingham Airfield, and Kaena Point.

In particular, the North Shore has a high risk of forest fires due to frequent winds and a seasonally dry climate, and the steep and inaccessible terrain makes it difficult to respond to forest fires.

Elizabeth Reilly, president of the non-profit organization ‘Livable Hawaii Kai Hui’, said that in 2017 and 2018, more than a dozen forest fires occurred in the agricultural land behind Kamilonui Valley and the residential area of Mariner’s Cove. He said he realized the need for forest fire prevention with local communities working together.

She has since worked with volunteers to carry out preventive work to reduce the risk of wildfires in wildfire-prone areas, including Mariner’s Cove, including clearing weeds and vegetation, and installing firewalls, Reilly said.

Ms Reilly said she plans to educate residents about the high risk of wildfires in the Kaiwi area.

The Hawaii state government recognizes the efforts of communities that practice forest fire prevention by awarding them the status of ‘Firewise.’

According to the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO), there are currently a total of 15 communities in the state that have achieved Firewise status, and the ‘Camilonui Valley-Mariner’s Cove’ area is the only one on Oahu.

Forestry and Wildlife Department Manager Walker pointed out that 99% of fires in Hawaii are caused by humans.

Causes of fire include accidental machine sparks, hot exhaust gases, improper use of lighters, campfires, illegal fireworks, and arson.

Walker said the 2017 Mokuleia fire was sparked by a truck idling on dry grass.

According to data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) on September 21, more than 81% of the Hawaiian Islands suffered from moderate to severe drought this summer, and this is expected to continue until December.

Dozens of forest fires have already occurred in Caena Point and Eva Beach this summer, and large and small forest fires continue to occur even in September.

Small forest fires are not reported in the media unless there is significant property damage.

However, Walker cautioned that the threat of wildfires remains year-round.

It is becoming a problem that fields where all native plants have been burned are being replaced by exotic plants, such as guinea grass, which are highly adaptable to fire and highly fire-inducing.

Director Walker pointed out that a grass-fire cycle is occurring, like a savannah, and warned that through this phenomenon, invasive species could encroach on Hawaiian forests.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has significantly expanded the scope of support for free school meals.

In a press release on the 26th, the USDA announced that it would expand the target of ‘CEP’ (Community Eligibility Provision), a free meal support program for all students for schools and offices of education in low-income areas, to ‘schools and districts with 25% or more of the poor.’

CEP is a program that allows schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students in schools where many children from poor families are enrolled, without students individually applying for meal fee exemption or reduction based on family income.

Until now, schools and offices of education where children from poverty account for more than 40% of the total students were eligible for CEP, but from now on, those with at least 25% of students living in poverty can apply for federal subsidies.

USDA estimated that more than 3,000 school districts and more than 5 million students will be eligible.

“Each school and office of education will receive federal aid calculated by entering existing data into a formula, such as the number of people eligible for the Low-Income Food Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly called ‘food stamps,’” he said. “Each local government and state government will cover the shortfall.” “It has to be covered,” he explained.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said, “By increasing access to nutritious breakfasts and lunches, reducing the number of children at risk of hunger and improving student health and learning readiness, we can further improve nutrition and well-being across the nation.” I expected that.

The USDA said, “The expansion of the standards will apply to all schools and offices of education nationwide, but priority will be given to states or districts that are currently implementing the free meal system for all students with their own budget.”

In addition to expanding free school meals, the USDA announced that starting this semester, it will increase meal subsidies per student by 50 cents for lunch and 18 cents for breakfast, considering the inflation rate.

In addition, $30 million in meal subsidies to 264 small education offices in rural areas, $30 million in meal facility support to education offices operating the free school meal system, and $11 million in support to local farms that supply meal ingredients to schools (Plans to expand spending to improve school meals, including KRW 15 billion, were also revealed.

The Associated Press said, “During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government temporarily provided free school meals to all students nationwide, but this ended last year. Even the food subsidy paid directly by the government to poor families has seen its relative value decline due to rising prices, leading to some “

Children are in a situation where they are hungry,” he said. However, some voices are speaking out against the indiscriminate expansion of free school meals.

The Republican Study Committee (RSC) of the Federal House of Representatives called for a complete withdrawal of the CEP policy, saying, “Meal expenses should be supported based on each student’s individual household income.”

USDA operated a CEP pilot program in three states, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee, in 2011 and expanded it nationwide in 2014.